No need for panic over Nipah virus – Indian doctor

West Bengal has managed to contain the deadly virus, Rajeev Jayadevan has told RT India

There is no need to panic over a reported Nipah virus outbreak in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, an eminent doctor has told RT. An outbreak of the deadly virus at a private hospital in the state has triggered a wave of media panic and precautionary screenings at several Asian airports.

Though the local health authorities stated that the...